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Johannes Gutenberg
1398?-1468
German Inventor, Craftsman, and Printer
Johannes Gutenberg was a German craftsman whose invention of the moveable type printing process allowed for the first mass product...
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The German inventor and printer Johann Gutenberg (ca. 1398-1468) was the inventor of movable-type mechanical printing in Europe.Johann Gutenberg was born Johann Gensfleisch zur Laden, in Mainz. He was...
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Gutenberg is considered the inventor of movable metallic type that made printing many books at once practical for the first time. Movable type revolutionized printing, fostered the standardization of ...
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Johann Gutenberg, despite being a man who died bankrupt and relatively unknown, is the man who ushered in the age of information. This German goldsmith was credited for the inventing the first moveab...
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JOHANNES GUTENBERG AND THE INVENTION OF THE PRINT
HISTORY I
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Susana Sanmart&#237;n, Valentina Schweitzer
October 2005
Between the 13th and 16th centuries we can see the rise...
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